Shared Roofs: Inside Abuja’s ‘strange’ housing reality

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The first sign of Abuja’s deepening housing crisis is no longer found in estate listings or “To Let” signs. It is visible behind the closed doors of apartments where strangers have become roommates, living rooms have become bedrooms, and privacy has become a luxury many can no longer afford.
Across Nigeria’s capital, a growing number of residents are embracing shared accommodation, not as a lifestyle choice but as an economic necessity. Civil servants, traders, students, young professionals and even families are increasingly splitting rent with friends, colleagues or strangers to cope with ren...